as in annoying
causing annoyance
these daily traffic jams are frustrating
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as in baffling
to prevent from achieving a goal
a multitude of conflicting opinions frustrated me in my attempt to find a computer that best suits my needs
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as in discouraging
to lessen the courage or confidence of
challenge the math student, but don't frustrate him or her with overly difficult problems
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Recent Examples of frustrating
Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Survivors of the Los Angeles-area fires face years of confusing and frustrating recovery tasks ahead.
—James Kendra, The Conversation, 20 Jan. 2025
What is perhaps more frustrating for fans is that United’s players seem to be able to turn it on for certain games.
—Ben Church, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
Two of them said that has been frustrating for people within the Trump transition whose jobs are supposed to be hiring for the department.
—Julia Ainsley, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
There’s something frustrating about Nazanin’s embrace of ignorance.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Survivors of the Los Angeles-area fires face years of confusing and frustrating recovery tasks ahead.
—James Kendra, The Conversation, 20 Jan. 2025
What is perhaps more frustrating for fans is that United’s players seem to be able to turn it on for certain games.
—Ben Church, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
Two of them said that has been frustrating for people within the Trump transition whose jobs are supposed to be hiring for the department.
—Julia Ainsley, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frustrating
Adjective
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This is a book that is charming, intelligent and occasionally annoying.—
Jennifer Szalai,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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This change is particularly annoying since the multiplayer structure hasn't been notably improved since payment was required.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
15 Jan. 2025
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Indoor humidity levels are low in winter, and a room humidifier can help plants avoid stress while discouraging pests like spider mites.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Jan. 2025
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The administration's actions are seen as expanding federal control and discouraging state innovation in healthcare programs.—
Steve Brozak,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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Of all the teams to surpass Texas Tech this century, TCU’s evolution would be the most painful, or at least irritating.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Jan. 2025
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Some people at the time feared that this incredibly irritating way of speaking would stick around.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2025
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This is a dark and disturbing script that, circa 1996, would have been better handled by Darren Aronofsky or David Fincher.—
Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante,
EW.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Nakamura, the father, was interned along with his Japanese American family during WWII, a shameful and disturbing period in 20th-century American history that has never been fully acknowledged or dealt with on a national level.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Frustrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frustrating. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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